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EPISODE 64

How Can Queer Values Transform Leadership Practices?

Be open to the transformative power of queer cultural values in your leadership practice at work and in your community.

As a broad group, the queer community is thriving despite constant changes, threats, and challenges to its existence. The collective cultural values of queer people can shine a light on how leaders in all spheres can navigate and transform the current social and political climate.

On this episode of Just One Q, Dominique chats with guest Dr. Joel Davis Brown, a sought-after speaker, poet, storyteller & transformational leadership expert, and author of The Souls of Queer Folk: How Understanding LGBTQ+ Cultural Values Can Transform Your Leadership Practice. They explore the connection between personal transformation and effective leadership and how everyone can respectfully engage with queerness to authentically impact the world around them.

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ABOUT OUR GUEST

Dr. Joel Davis Brown

Chief Visionary Officer | Pneumos LLC

Dr. Joel Davis Brown is a sought-after public speaker, poet, entrepreneur, and self-identified “nerd” specializing in organizational strategy and culture, transformational leadership, global inclusion, executive coaching, conflict resolution, and strategic storytelling. He is the Chief Visionary Officer of Pneumos LLC, a management consulting and coaching firm based in San Francisco, and Nairobi, Kenya. He is also the co-founder of the Global Inclusion Praxis Model as well as the Global Inclusion Certification Program, a global institute designed to train practitioners on how to facilitate equity work anywhere around the world.

He is an adjunct professor at the IESEG School of Management in Paris & Lille, France, where he teaches Storytelling for Leaders and Story Listening. Additionally, he is the author of the groundbreaking book, The Souls of Queer Folk: How Understanding LGBTQ+ Cultural Values Can Transform Your Leadership Practice.

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